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While adventuring in Costa Rica last week, news broke that Chase was temporarily increasing the sign up bonuses of their Ink business cards (Bold and Plus) from 50,000 Ultimate Rewards to 60,000 Ultimate Rewards upon spending $5,000 within the first three months. Additionally, they also have temporarily increased the Ink Cash card bonus from 20,000 … Continue reading →

As our regular readers know, there are many, many credit cards out there that provide fantastic travel benefits that help us all have big travel for small money. However, time and again I’m asked what card I would choose if I could only have one. And while I think there are two cards out there … Continue reading →

Points earned through transferable programs are among the most valuable travel currencies out there due to their vast number of uses. Today I’d like to take a look at American Express Membership Rewards points and Chase Ultimate Rewards points and how to best leverage their use for air travel to Europe from different areas of … Continue reading →

This past week I applied for 6 new credit cards that I have been coveting for some time. The cards I chose were: Citibank Thank You Premier Visa, Citibank Thank You Premier Mastercard, Hilton Honors American Express, United Airlines Explorer Card, Chase Ink Bold Visa, and the US Airways Mastercard. In short, I went 5 … Continue reading →

So, the title of my post is a little deceiving, but hear me out… This quarter (April, May, June) the Chase Freedom card gives 5X Ultimate Rewards per $1 spent at grocery stores and movie theaters up to $1,500. We spend a significant proportion of our monthly budget at grocery stores, but we have yet to take advantage of … Continue reading →

So, I’m a little late to this game, but American Express has released a new offer, issuing 75,000 Membership Rewards upon meeting the minimum spend requirement of $10,000 in the first 4 months of account opening. This is a fantastic offer for those who can meet a high minimum spend requirement. This card earns 3X … Continue reading →

For those of you who are experts in applying for credit cards to receive airline mile and hotel points, you’re probably familiar with the Ritz Carlton Visa issued by Chase. This card is Chase’s attempt to provide similar benefits to the American Express Platinum card. In my opinion, they are close in the benefits they … Continue reading →

As I’ve discussed throughout this blog, I apply for credit cards 3 or 4 times a year. And in each cycle, I apply for 2-4 cards at a time. The reason I do this is to minimize the credit inquires each bank sees with any given application. When I apply for several at time, the … Continue reading →

A few days ago an updated offer for the Chase British Airways Visa was released. It’s being marketed as a 100,000 mile offer, but the second 50,000 miles is a bit difficult to achieve. You receive 50,000 miles after first use, 25,000 more miles after spending $10,000 in 1 year and an additional 25,000 miles … Continue reading →

I just wanted to follow up quickly on one of my last posts regarding the Capital One promotion that was rumored to be forthcoming… It’s here… And it stinks for those of us that like to use several different credit cards throughout the year… The new promotion will earn you double points for spending made … Continue reading →